Originally Posted by
A6EchoEchoUniform
Maintenance. Returning from, and going to. Problem at the moment is not enough technicians to keep up with demand.
I did a BOM trip a few nights ago. Total empty seats on both flights, combined? 3.
LAX trip a week and a half ago. Total empty seats on both flights combined? 7.
MEL round trip? No empty seats.
The passenger demand is there. Just need more technicians to keep the aircraft and passengers flying.
Whilst the load figures are not available directly from EK, it is possible to scout google for an airport's own route load-factor reports. Understandably the picture is not as rosy as it was for most of the world's long-haul carriers especially on routes from the UK.
The real mystery figure to get one's hands on is the yield. I'd be interested to see how the fares look across the carriers at the moment.